Young Woman in Gold with Butterfly, Verre Eglomise Miniature, c. 1830s wall holder this one I think c

this one I think c

folded and cut from card weight paper and tied with a ribbon on the back

satisfying in the hand

equipped with 400 moveable chairs

making it strong and sturdy

Young Woman in Gold with Butterfly, Verre Eglomise Miniature, c. 1830s wall holder this one I think cThis is a reverse glass painted (verre glomis) miniature engraving in original gold toned (brass I believe) frame, c. 1830s and French. One sees the lids of French patch boxes and bon bon containers executed in this manner, but this appears only to have ever been a portrait, with original papered reverse enclosed by the teeth of the frame. And with the golden butterfly at her shoulder the hinge of the painting, rationalizing the revealing concealing,